Day 16 - New Orleans to Pensacola

On June 30th, we left New Orleans (with me kicking and screaming...!) and headed for the Pensacola area.  It was unique to travel and cover 4 states in one day.... extremely difficult to do on the west coast for sure.  We need to have another ceremony and get the decals added to our US map!

This day was a wonderful travel day.  We initally started off on Hwy 10 but then Jim cut down to the coastal Hwy and we enjoyed the gorgeous views along the gulf coast.  Wow, there are some gorgeous beaches in this area!  I really had no idea. We will definitely explore this area again in the future.  The photo below with the umbrellas was taken in the Biloxi MS area.

We arrived in Destin in the early afternoon and were thrilled with the RV park.  Our spot was near the harbor and right next to the pool.  So Faith finally had a chance to swim:)  The boys immediately hit the pool.  Jim and I joined them after Faith was done with her swim.  Met some very nice people from St. Petersburg.

After dinner, we took a walk across the street to explore the "boardwalk".  Of course, we had gelato and explored the shops. This is a very busy vacation area so there are resorts all around us.  After our gelato, we took a walk along the boardwalk and onto the pier.  The sunset picture below was taken there.

Jim and I popped up to the Crab Shack for a drink while the boys played on the beach.  It was a wonderful and relaxing evening!